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Belarusians gather together during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians gather together during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians gather together and sing during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians gather together during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians gather together during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians throw a cottage cheese as they sing a song during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians dance during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians dance during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians dance during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians gather together during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians dance during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians dance during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Belarusians throw a chaff as they sing a song during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, to say farewell to winter in the village of Rechen, 140 km (87 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian and Belarusian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Assistants set fire to the sculpture of valenok (a felt boot), a traditional Russian footwear at the end of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) festival at the Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 10, 2019. As part of the celebrations of Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) Holiday in Russian, a folk holiday which heralds the beginning of spring, contemporary artist and park founder Nikolay Polissky built a giant sculpture made of wood and hay which was burnt to ashes during a traditional bonfire. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

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Women serve pancakes during the festivities of Shrovetide or Maslenitsa in the village of Leninskoe, some 20 km from Bishkek, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

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People in festive costumes ride on a horse-drawn carriage during the festivities of Shrovetide or Maslenitsa in the village of Leninskoe, some 20 km from Bishkek, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

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Artists in festive costumes sing and dance during the festivities of Shrovetide or Maslenitsa in the village of Leninskoe, some 20 km from Bishkek, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

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A man climbs a pole to retrieve a prize during the festivities of Shrovetide or Maslenitsa in the village of Leninskoe, some 20 km from Bishkek, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

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A man climbs a pole to retrieve a prize during the festivities of Shrovetide or Maslenitsa in the village of Leninskoe, some 20 km from Bishkek, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

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Artists in festive costumes sing and dance during the festivities of Shrovetide or Maslenitsa in the village of Leninskoe, some 20 km from Bishkek, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

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People burn an effigy consisting of straw, wood and cloth and representing Mother Winter to mark the end of Maslenitsa or Shrovetide in the village of Leninskoe, some 20 km from Bishkek, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

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Artists in festive costumes sing and dance during the festivities of Shrovetide or Maslenitsa in the village of Leninskoe, some 20 km from Bishkek, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

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Two women dressed in traditional Russian costumes pose next to giant dolls during the celebration of Shrovetide (Maslenitsa) in Kaluga, some 200 km away from Moscow, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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A woman dressed in a traditional Russian costume talks on the phone next to giant dolls during the celebration of Shrovetide (Maslenitsa) in Kaluga, some 200 km away from Moscow, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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An elderly woman dressed in a traditional Russian costume sits next to animal toys during the celebration of Shrovetide (Maslenitsa) in Kaluga, some 200 km away from Moscow, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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A horse wears a flower hat during the celebration of Shrovetide (Maslenitsa) in Kaluga, some 200 km away from Moscow, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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TOPSHOT - A woman dressed in a traditional Russian costume talks on the phone next to giant dolls during the celebration of Shrovetide (Maslenitsa) in Kaluga, some 200 km away from Moscow, on March 10, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

(190309) -- MOSCOW, March 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- People pass by festive decorations on Manezhnaya square during the Maslenitsa celebration in Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)

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(190309) -- MOSCOW, March 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A man carrying a girl on his shoulders walks on Manezhnaya square during the Maslenitsa celebration in Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)

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(190309) -- MOSCOW, March 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A woman dressed in a traditional Russian costume makes Russian pies on Manezhnaya square during the Maslenitsa celebration in Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)

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(190309) -- MOSCOW, March 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Performers pose for photos in the Maslenitsa celebration in Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)

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(190309) -- NIKOLA-LENIVETS (RUSSIA), March 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- People have fun in a game to throw pieces of wood into a big stove during the Maslenitsa celebration at the Nikola-Lenivets Art Park in Nikola-Lenivets village, about 200 kilometers southwest of Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Xinhua/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

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(190309) -- NIKOLA-LENIVETS (RUSSIA), March 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- People have fun during the Maslenitsa celebration at the Nikola-Lenivets Art Park in Nikola-Lenivets village, about 200 kilometers southwest of Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Xinhua/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

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(190309) -- NIKOLA-LENIVETS (RUSSIA), March 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- People have fun on a single-log bridge during the Maslenitsa celebration at the Nikola-Lenivets Art Park in Nikola-Lenivets village, about 200 kilometers southwest of Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Xinhua/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

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Artists perform during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in front of the Historical Museum in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Artists prepare to perform during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in front of the Historical Museum in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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A masked artist takes a rest during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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An artist performs during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in front of the Historical Museum in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko), APTOPIX

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Artists perform during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in front of the Historical Museum in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Artists perform during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in front of the Historical Museum in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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People watch a sculpture burning at the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) festival at the Nikola-Lenivets art park in Nikola-Lenivets village, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south-west of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. As part of the celebrations of Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) Holiday in Russian, a folk holiday which heralds the beginning of spring, contemporary artist and park founder Nikolay Polissky built a giant sculpture made of wood and hay which was burnt to ashes during a traditional bonfire. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

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People watch a sculpture burning at the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) festival at the Nikola-Lenivets art park in Nikola-Lenivets village, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south-west of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. As part of the celebrations of Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) Holiday in Russian, a folk holiday which heralds the beginning of spring, contemporary artist and park founder Nikolay Polissky built a giant sculpture made of wood and hay which was burnt to ashes during a traditional bonfire. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

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People watch a sculpture burning at the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) festival at the Nikola-Lenivets art park in Nikola-Lenivets village, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south-west of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. As part of the celebrations of Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) Holiday in Russian, a folk holiday which heralds the beginning of spring, contemporary artist and park founder Nikolay Polissky built a giant sculpture made of wood and hay which was burnt to ashes during a traditional bonfire. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

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People watch a sculpture burning at the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) festival at the Nikola-Lenivets art park in Nikola-Lenivets village, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south-west of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 9, 2019. As part of the celebrations of Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) Holiday in Russian, a folk holiday which heralds the beginning of spring, contemporary artist and park founder Nikolay Polissky built a giant sculpture made of wood and hay which was burnt to ashes during a traditional bonfire. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, March 9, 2019, a visitor poses for a photo in front of a sculpture burning at the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) festival at the Nikola-Lenivets art park in Nikola-Lenivets village, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south-west of Moscow, Russia. As part of the celebrations of Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) Holiday in Russian, a folk holiday which heralds the beginning of spring, contemporary artist and park founder Nikolay Polissky built a giant sculpture made of wood and hay which was burnt to ashes during a traditional bonfire. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, March 9, 2019, a visitor dances in front of a sculpture burning at the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) festival at the Nikola-Lenivets art park in Nikola-Lenivets village, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south-west of Moscow, Russia. As part of the celebrations of Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) Holiday in Russian, a folk holiday which heralds the beginning of spring, contemporary artist and park founder Nikolay Polissky built a giant sculpture made of wood and hay which was burnt to ashes during a traditional bonfire. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

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Spectators watch the burning of a twenty-meter high structure built of wood pallets and representing the Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, as Russians celebrate Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow, on March 9, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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Spectators watch the burning of a twenty-meter high structure built of wood pallets and representing the Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, as Russians celebrate Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow, on March 9, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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Spectators watch the burning of a twenty-meter high structure built of wood pallets and representing the Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, as Russians celebrate Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow, on March 9, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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Spectators watch the burning of a twenty-meter high structure built of wood pallets and representing the Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, as Russians celebrate Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow, on March 9, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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Spectators watch the burning of a twenty-meter high structure built of wood pallets and representing the Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, as Russians celebrate Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow, on March 9, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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A young woman poses for a photo in front of the burning Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, during the celebration of Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow, on March 9, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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A young woman poses for a photo in front of the burning Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, during the celebration of Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow, on March 9, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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The burning Bastille fortress built of wood pallets, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, is reflected in the sunglasses of a woman during the celebration of Shrovetide (Maslenitsa) in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow, on March 9, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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People wearing masks take a selfie in front of the burning Bastille fortress built of wood pallets, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, during the celebration of Shrovetide (Maslenitsa) in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow, on March 9, 2019. - Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

(190309) -- MOSCOW, March 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A man carrying a girl on his shoulders walks on Manezhnaya square during the Maslenitsa celebration in Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn) Xinhua News Agency / eyevine

Entertainers dressed in traditional Russian costumes rest between performances at a stage set up for the Shrovetide spring festival in Moscow on March 7, 2019. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

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A performer wearing a traditional carnival mask walks to take part in Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations as communist party supporter with red Soviet flags line up to place flowers to Josef Stalin's grave in Red Square, outside the Kremlin wall, to mark the 65th anniversary of his death in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Josef Stalin led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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A performer wearing a traditional carnival mask walks to take part in the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations as communist party supporters with red Soviet flags line up to place flowers to Josef Stalin's grave in Red Square, outside the Kremlin wall, to mark the 65th anniversary of his death in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Josef Stalin led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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A woman and a child dressed in traditional Russian costumes pose for a photo in front of the decorations for the Shrovetide spring festival outside the Kremlin in Moscow on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

Performers sit in a stylized old village courtyard during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Volunteers cook pancakes during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Visitors eat pancakes during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Volunteers cook pancakes during Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Sun of Maslenitsa is seen during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Maslenitsa doll is seen during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: A woman and man dressed in a traditional costume cares for farm animals in an enclosure set up for during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers dressed in traditional costumes attends during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: A woman and man dressed in a traditional costume care for farm animals in an enclosure set up for the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers dressed in traditional costumes attend the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers dressed in traditional costumes attend the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers dressed in traditional costumes attends the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers dressed in traditional costumes attend the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers dressed in traditional costumes attend the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers dressed in traditional costumes attend the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers dressed in traditional costumes attends the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 03: Performers in scary masks entertain the public during the Maslenitsa festival [Pancake Week] that celebrates the end of winter and marks the arrival of spring, in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia on March 03, 2019. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM